May 07, 2009
South Africa: Parliament Elects Zuma in Raucous Session
There were rowdy scenes at the first sitting of South Africa's Parliament since the recent elections as members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) heckled old… Read more »
May 05, 2009
Zimbabwe: Activists Sent Back to Jail
A Zimbabwean court rocked Zimbabwe's unity government on Tuesday by sending back to prison a group of civic and political activists charged with attempting to overthrow President… Read more »
May 01, 2009
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Pleads for Aid
Despite reports of growing divides in Zimbabwe's unity government, Finance Minister Tendai Biti called for increased aid and investment in an optimistic speech in Washington, DC… Read more »
April 30, 2009
Madagascar: South Africa Warns Ousted Leader
The South African government has cautioned deposed Malagasy leader Marc Ravalomanana against returning to his country, saying such a move would be “unwise, provocative and… Read more »
April 28, 2009
South Africa: What Was Recipe for Election's Success?
Last week's election was one of those prolonged special moments strengthening our belief in the possibility of creating a country and citizenry at peace with itself. It is… Read more »
April 25, 2009
South Africa: Zuma's Home Province Saves ANC
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won South Africa's national election with a slightly reduced majority, narrowly failing to achieve the two-thirds majority that… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Takes Another Two Provinces
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been confirmed the overwhelming winner of elections in two major South African provinces - the economic centre of the country,… Read more »
April 24, 2009
South Africa: Democratic Alliance Wins Cape Town Vote
3h45pm (SA Time): The Democratic Alliance has won the Western Cape province with 50.18 percent (713,661) of the vote according to electoral commission results. Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Results Delayed
12h50pm (SA Time) In what has been coined the most contested election since liberation in 1994, the ANC has already secured a two-thirds majority. Read more »
South Africa: Overnight Voting Update From IEC
With 12.6 million votes counted, the ANC had 8.3 million votes. The Democratic Alliance had 1.9 million, the Congress of the People 951,000 and the Inkatha Freedom Party 486,000. Read more »
April 23, 2009
South Africa: ANC Loses Support in Heartland
9.05pm: The African National Congress has lost support in the region of the country popularly held to have been the crucible of the struggle against apartheid. Read more »
South Africa: Ruling ANC Cruises to Polls Victory
[Report updated] Energized by a split in the liberation movement which led South Africa to freedom, voters turned out in huge numbers for the country's fourth democratic elections… Read more »
South Africa: 'New Kid on the Block' Still Third
6pm (SA time): The ruling African National Congress has exceeded the five million mark and stays in the lead with opposition Democratic Alliance receiving over one million votes,… Read more »
South Africa: Electoral Officer Faces Fraud Charges
4.20pm (SA time): A presiding officer at a polling station in the former heartland of the Inkatha Freedom Party faces criminal charges after a ballot box was found stuffed with… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Announces Victory Rally
1.50pm: Fresh figures from the Independent Electoral Commission's result centre continue to show the ruling ANC leading the pack with 3,721,550 votes, while the DA has 1,054,819… Read more »
South Africa: Five Million Votes Counted
12:12pm (SA time): With 18 percent of votes counted, the tally reported by the SA Press Association from the national results centre was: ANC 3,434,611 votes; DA 988,923 votes;… Read more »
South Africa: Four Million Votes Now Counted
11.20am (SA time): The latest incoming election count gives the ruling African National Congress 64.64 percent of the vote, with the Democratic Alliance receiving 18.64 percent.… Read more »
South Africa: Early Election Results Trickle Out
9:30am: At 8.30am South African time (06h00 UTC/GMT), 3.3 million votes had been counted, reported the SA Press Association. The ANC won 2.1 million of them, the DA 636,637 and… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Heads for Comfortable Victory as Votes Counted
Energized by a split in the liberation movement which led South Africa to freedom, voters turned out in huge numbers for the country's fourth democratic elections on Wednesday,… Read more »
April 22, 2009
Lesotho: Prime Minister Attacked
Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili was the victim of an assassination attempt on Wednesday, according to the chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),… Read more »
April 21, 2009
South Africa: Food Used as Election Weapon, Say Monitors
South African civil society election monitors are expecting largely violence-free polls in the country’s national elections, but say party activists have been using access to… Read more »
April 20, 2009
South Africa: Ruling ANC Will Respect Judiciary, Says Zuma
South Africa’s president-in-waiting, Jacob Zuma, has given voters an election pledge that his administration will respect the independence of the judiciary and the separation… Read more »
April 09, 2009
South Africa: Zuma Questions Constitution
Two weeks before national elections in which the ruling African National Congress is being challenged for the first time by an opposition party formed from within its ranks, the… Read more »
April 06, 2009
South Africa: Zuma Dodges Prosecution After Party Infighting
Infighting within the ranks of South Africa's ruling African National Congress has led to prosecutors dropping charges of corruption, fraud, money-laundering and tax evasion… Read more »
April 03, 2009
Malawi: Judge Rejects Madonna Adoption Bid
A Malawian judge has rejected an attempt by Madonna to adopt a second child from the country, a local newspaper reported Friday. Read more »